The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
Synopsis
Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.
First Air Date: 1953-09-29
Last Air Date: 1964-04-27
Number of Seasons: 11
Number of Episodes: 342
Created By: Melville Shavelson
Networks: ABC, CBS
Top Cast
- Danny Thomas as Danny Williams
- Rusty Hamer as Rusty Williams
- Marjorie Lord as Kathy Williams
- Angela Cartwright as Linda Williams
- Sherry Jackson as Terry Williams
- Jean Hagen as Margaret Williams
- Penny Parker as Terry Williams
- Ben Lessy as Ben Lessy
- Mary Wickes as Liz
- Amanda Randolph as Louise
Seasons
Season 1 (1953)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Uncle Daddy
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Ep. 2: Party Dress
Danny buys a new doll for Terry and brings it home, expecting her to be happy about it, but instead finds that Margaret is making her a new dress for a school dance—and Terry, at age eleven, is too old for dolls.
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Ep. 3: Second Honeymoon
Margaret finally gets her second honeymoon with Danny, but a friend needs him to open for him in Atlantic City, the same place where the honeymoon is taking place. A flashback occurs which tells what happened on their first honeymoon in 1941. In the end, the Williams' get their honeymoon.
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Ep. 4: Mother-in-Law
Margaret’s mother starts feeling like she’s forgotten, and taken for granted, when she’s called up time-after-time just to babysit.
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Ep. 5: Anniversary
When Danny forgets his and Margaret’s wedding anniversary and is stuck in the doghouse, he reminisces about a simpler time and their first anniversary, before his success in show business.
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Ep. 6: Margaret, Non-Pro
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Ep. 7: The Visiting Englishman
Margaret and Danny become exasperated by an unwanted guest who won’t leave and who causes all sorts of problems for the two—but the kids adore him, and, later, they become fond of him, as well.
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Ep. 8: The Sea Captain
Danny showers the children with money, and drops plenty of hints, for them to get a present for his birthday. But the children don't understand, and spend it on the custodian of the building, who was once a sailor.
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Ep. 9: Thanksgiving Story
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Ep. 10: Last Dollar
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Ep. 11: Margaret's Job
When an old college friend of Margaret’s comes to visit her, and she starts to compare her life with her successful friend’s, she becomes unhappy with her own life. Afterwards, Danny takes an unfortunate jab at her, and she decides to accept a job that the friend had previously offered her.
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Ep. 12: Wonderland
While about to start a relaxing vacation with just Margaret and himself, Danny finds himself stuck with a houseguest who’s the winner of a publicity stunt his agent submitted him for.
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Ep. 13: Christmas
Rusty becomes cynical about Santa Claus and Christmas, and Danny gets stuck, on Christmas Eve, in Detroit because of a small clause in his contract.
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Ep. 14: Toledo
Danny takes the kids with him to Toledo, and the stories he tells them about his childhood days and friends there, they discover, are off the mark when they meet several of his old acquaintances.
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Ep. 15: Margaret's Jealousy
Margaret unnecessarily works herself up to be jealous of Danny and an old girlfriend of his.
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Ep. 16: Terry for President
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Ep. 17: True Blue Benny
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Ep. 18: Rusty Runs Away
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Ep. 19: The Professor
After dispensing a lecture to the kids on unselfishness, Danny discovers that they have brought a bum, albeit an emeritis college professor, into the house without his knowledge.
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Ep. 20: Burlesque
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Ep. 21: Black Eyes
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Ep. 22: Margaret's Birthday
Margaret’s three friends in her Wednesday bridge club brag to her about the presents their husbands gave them for Valentine’s Day, and she feels the need to defend Danny for a simple tape recorder she ostensibly got. Later, he hears something on said tape recorder and decides to change up her birthday present.
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Ep. 23: The Matchmaker
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Ep. 24: Night Club
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Ep. 25: Terry's Career
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Ep. 26: School Festival
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Ep. 27: Rusty's Pal
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Ep. 28: Julia's Birthday
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Ep. 29: Pittsburgh
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Ep. 30: Danny's Vacation
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